Varna, BulgariaMOSCOW, Jan 26Bulgaria does not want the presence of American forces on its territory, it is ready to accept the French military, & # 160; The BNR radio station reports with reference to an informed diplomatic source, while Defense Minister Stefan Yanev did not confirm this information. «Bulgaria does not want the presence of US forces on its territory, but is ready to accept French soldiers,» the radio station said. /wp-content/uploads/2022/01/02b1066db8f3e2c2a9e60313514483d9.jpg» />»Cannon fodder». The Bulgarians were afraid of the US troops near the borders of Russia. According to the radio station, the head of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense did not confirm this information. «If such negotiations were held, then at the military-technical level. At the political level, this was not discussed,» Yanev is quoted by BNR. At the same time, Yordan Bozhilov, chairman of the Sofia Security Forum, said that this «false information» aimed at splitting NATO and the EU .On Tuesday, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said that the country's authorities would withdraw their troops from NATO forces in Eastern Europe in the event of a conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Bulgarians named the condition for the US victory in the war with Russia more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone.
